Arrests took place in Spain where a criminal organization active in smuggling cigarettes, operating in Spain, and led by Bulgarian citizens, has been disrupted. The operation is yet another example of the fruitful cooperation between the Chief Directorate "Combating Organized Crime" at the Ministry of Interior of Bulgaria and the National Police and the Spanish Customs Surveillance Directorate. So far, 20 Bulgarian and two Spanish citizens have been arrested. Three illegal factories for production of cigarettes and owned by the Bulgarian criminal organization have been discovered. Judging by the volume of seized cigarettes and equipment, the operation can be considered a major one in the fight against organized crime, it was announced.
A new draft law on the state budget for 2025 will be submitted to the Council of Ministers by 14 February, along with draft laws on the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund and the State Social Insurance Fund. This was promised by Finance Minister..
During the night, the cloud cover will be significant. There will be fog in many places in the plains and valleys. The weather will be almost calm in most regions. There will be moderate southerly and southwesterly winds in Eastern Bulgaria and north..
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) presented facts refuting speculations in Serbia that challenge the national identity of Bulgarians in the Western Outlands. In mid-January, our compatriots there sent a letter to Serbian..
Bulgarian exports to the USA in 2023 are worth 1.1 billion dollars, and number 1 on the export list with a share of nearly 19 percent are "coins that..
Swedish authorities have detained a ship suspected of sabotaging an undersea fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea. The ship is the Bulgarian vessel..
On Monday, a section of the international road E-75 in Serbia will be blocked, the situation center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs..
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